Talking of fixits and stuff - I'd like an opinion on the following.
I have been given a 486 (DX475) Digital HiNote laptop - no CDROM 20mb of RAM 1.3gb
hard drive. I would like to load Linux of some flavour on it so that I can use it for
word processing (Abiword) and checking webmail etc, while connected via my home
network (56k modem on my main box).
Question is - should I use an old distro with a 2.2 kernel and KDE1 or 2 or use more
uptodate Debian (ie one of the cutdown Knoppix versions) and a lightwieght window
manager - fluxbox or similar, what do people think?
I might add that I have tried damn Small Linux and have had trouble with the mouse -
basically wouldn't (read like mollasses) move.
I have been trying to load Corel Linux by transferring the files to the harddrive
first - but no joy so far - not sure that I can install it that way - but I think now
that the problem was a faulty boot floppy - might have another go with a better floppy.
I could do a net install of Debian (I have the Net install CDROM - but can't figure
out how to use it without a CDROM drive) - might take rather a long time with 56K
download.
Happy to hear your thoughts
Lance Blackler
-----Original Message-----
From: Douglas Royds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 15:50:52 +1300
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Purpose of the CLUG
This is a FixItFest or a ProblemFest, which would be a good side-track
to an InstallFest. Victims bring along their gear (just like at an
installfest), but with something they want to achieve, e.g. Install
Linux on this Windows machine; Set up a mail server for my home network;
Set up a photo album and download photos from this digital camera; ...
Douglas.
Kerry Mayes wrote:
>(encouraged by these postings, I'll add my 5cents worth - since 2cents
>isn't legal tender anymore).
>
>{snip}
>
>Discussion:
>The biggest difficulty I have is working out what I need to get the
>result I want. The mail server for example: I wanted something that
>worked like M$ exchange - recieve all the mail from the internet (my ISP
>had my domain pointed to my static IP address) then be a pop server to
>the local network. I looked at several "Howtos" that seemed like they
>might be the right thing but none were exactly what I wanted and I'm
>still too much of a newbie to work out from them how to do what I want.
>So I don't know what packages I should be trying to get running, let
>alone how to configure them.
>
>Suggestion:
>What would be most useful to me in terms of a meeting would be a "Linux
>solutions" session. Someone comes up with a desired setup and several
>people state how they would use linux in this situation. So I could
>provide the list of available hardware, what I'd like to achieve with
>it, my resources to set it up (whether I have a budget for more
>hardware...) and end up with a few potential "system designs". Existing
>experts would get the opportunity to expound on their favourite
>distributions etc, and get ideas from others on how to "make things
>work". The desired setups can be as simple or complicated as there are
>people prepared to come to a meeting.
>
>regards
>Kerry.
>
>
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